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Author:

TigerDave

Boil Size: 9.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 11.77 psi

Creation Date: 10/27/2021 12:03 AM

Notes: Get ready to dive into the darkness with the Nighthawk Imperial Black IPA. This beer means business, an incredibly hop forward flavor and aroma attacks your senses from first sip. Using an impressive 9 oz. of hops we blend our favorite American varietals to create and complex and long-lasting hop experience of tropical fruits, orange, and a lemon finish. Pours Midnight Black with an off-white head this brew forgoes the heavy roast and astringency you would expect, instead supporting the hops with a slight roasty chocolate malt backbone to add an entirely new dimension to your new favorite IPA.

Notes:
- Due to the high Original Gravity of this brew we recommend making a yeast starter or purchasing an additional vial of yeast.

- This brew uses a two-stage dry hopping process. After 7 days of primary fermentation you will open your fermentation vessel and add 1 oz. Centennial and 1 oz. Amarillo. After an additional week you will transfer to a secondary and dry hop with 1 oz. Falconers Flight and 1 oz. Amarillo for five (5) days and then keg/bottle your brew.

Author:

kimthuen

Boil Size: 15 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/14/2015 10:06 AM

Notes:

Author:

Back of the Passage Brewery

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 59

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18.5 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/7/2017 4:43 AM

Notes: Formerly known as "Life of Pi-rate (LiPi)"

Batch #5 - 9/11/19 - (Eff. 59%, Att. 73%, ABV 7%, Bat. Vol. 22L)
- Switched to US05 yeast x3 packs dry pitched at 28C into aerated wort, had to rush out and didn't have time to re-hydrate and cool to normal temp.
- Simcoe 10min switched to cryo from pellet to be 8 IBU's.
- Simcoe 0min switched to cryo 10g from 15g pellet.
- Simcoe dry hopped switched to 30g cryo from 50g pellet, 25 AAU's.
- Columbus dry hopped switched to 30g cryo from 50g pellet, 23 AAU's.
16/11/19 - SG:1019 , dry hopped.
21/11/19 - FG:1019, cold crashed, tastes good.
23/11/19 - Kegged and carbed at 30 psi for 2:45 min.
30/11/19 - Tastes dank and resinous, like an old school DIPA, great stuff
22/12/19 - Finished the keg and it was a good batch, plenty of old school IPA hop flavours and no real hint of the ABV, Tim loved this one.

4/1/19 - Batch #4 - (57% Eff.)
- Switched Maris Otter to Gladfields American Ale Malt
- Switched to M44 West Coast Ale yeast (x3)
- Changed water profile to new (IPA/DIPA profile) upping sulphate to near 300ppm
- Batch volume at 20.5L, next time mash 32L (not 31.5)
- Temp. raised slowly to 20.C over the first few days.
19/1/19 - Returned from 2 weeks away to dry hop in a steel rocket, upped the Simcoe & Mosaic to 50g from 45g for convenience.
21/1/19 - FG: 1022 (higher than 1016 predicted.) Cold crashed to 1.C, tastes quite fruity but still a touch harsh. I'd like to dry hop longer next time. ABV. 7%
22/1/19 - Kegged with new better fit transfer line to minimise O2 exposure, carbed at 30psi for 2min30sec and left to sit at 30.
27/1/19 - Tasted on Hottest 100 Day, very hoppy, slight alcohol hint on the back end.

22/4/18 - Batch #3 (53% Eff.)
- Water profile "Light coloured & hoppy" (Gypsum 4g, Epsom salt 1g, Calcium chloride 3g)
- Switched from US-05 to White Labs San Diego Super Yeast WLP090 with a 1.1L starter 115g of DME for 24hrs, decanted down to 800ml then poured at 23C after aeration with drill.
29/4/18 - SG:1014 and dry hop added
16/6/18 - Tasted and smelled great.

19/11/17 - Batch #2 (My System)
- Low Colour Floor Malted Maris used, rolled oats added
- Substituted Riwaka for Simcoe
- Added 1L of water post mash to adjust for lost volume in extra grain
- Pitched x2 packs of rehydrated yeast in 100mL water/100mL wort mix for 1 hour
- Really low efficiency (51.5%)
28/11/17 - SG: 1014, dry hopped
- Keg was carted all round the east coast for 2 weeks and still tasted great, love this beer, no hint of how strong it it is, this thing is an assassin.

30/7/17 - Batch #1 (At Will's house)
- Bottled using drops into clear 1.25L bottles. Tasted great out of the fermentor. 59% efficiency.
12/7/17
- Tastes similar to intended with heaps of tropical fruit in the aroma but not a huge resin hop hit.

Author:

Aussiedamo

Boil Size: 25.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/28/2016 12:50 AM

Notes:

Author:

Menzel/Kaz Brewing

Boil Size: 1.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/2/2017 3:56 AM

Notes: Followed grain bill guidelines for clone, but had to change up hop additions due to unavailable hops. Also added Irish Moss to help with fining.

Author:

yottabit

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/1/2017 1:57 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: Keg

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/4/2017 11:05 AM

Notes: Primary fermentation = 21 days
Secondary ferementation with oak and bourbon = 3 months
Keg condition/age = 2 months

Author:

Boil Size: 20 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/3/2017 7:58 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.9 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 10.23 psi

Creation Date: 8/24/2021 2:36 AM

Notes: Silver Medal at the All American Homebrew Competition, 4/2/2022
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*** 8% (6 gravity pts) extract boost due to decoction?***

Single decoction:

Dough in for protein rest x 10 min, then ramp up to 152.

After 30 min at 152, pull 1/3 thick mash (8-10 qt?), heat to boil x 30 min while stirring, then add back to mash kettle. Reset to 170F for mash out x 10 min

FWH while draining basket

*** cold sparge 0.3 gal to hit preboil volume ***

Remove boil hop bags at flame out.

Wait 10 min, then add flame out hops in a bag, steep x 20 min then rapidly chill to 60-65F.

Drain wort into FV and then attach to FTC - chill to 48F (HEPA filter in blow off stopper)

Pitch at 48F and allow to free rise to 50F. Ferment at 50F x 7 days, then raise to 55F x 3 days, then raise to 60F x 2 days. Check gravity on day 13 & and 15, and if stable, cold crash and package as per usual.

Author:

Aussie.Dave

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/4/2020 8:37 PM

Notes: A version of this, but using available local ingredients: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/fullers-esb-clone/

Author:

Haydn Byrne

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/30/2018 10:49 AM

Notes:

original notes
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20L, 70% efficiency

OG 1.045
FG 1.011
ABV 4.4%
IBU 30

CaSO4 and CaCl2 added to achieve ~ Ca 90 ppm with the SO4:Cl ratio at ~1:1 starting from rainwater so no Na, Mg or CO3. For me, using water measured to contain <0.1mg of any of the brewing ions, 6g each of CaSO4 and CaCl2 in 35L of water.

2.15kg Thomas Fawcett's floor malted MO (49%)
1.0 kg Weyermann Rye (23%)
1.0kg Weyermann Vienna (23%)
0.2kg Weyermann Carabohemian (5%)

66C single infusion mash, 75C mash out

Hopping schedule
Whatever bittering hop I have at 60 min to hit a total IBU of 30
2g/L Victoria (10% AA) at 20 and whirlpool (~10 mins after flameout, left to steep for 10 mins)

Yeast is normally WY1272 (American Ale II) but current batches are using the Gigayeast Vermont IPA

Author:

The Green Man

Boil Size: 7 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: sugar solution in bottling bucket

Priming Amount: 40g in 200ml warm water

Creation Date: 1/4/2018 2:31 AM

Notes: 10g of S04 yeast will be rehydrated at about 30C.
Saigo can mean 'last' and the similar 'Saigou' is also the first name of a famous local historical figure Saigou Takamori, the character the film 'Last Samurai' was based on. Saigou seemingly cheated death on many occasions and then allegedly committed ritual suicide when his army was defeated in Kagoshima.
Sadly, this will also be my last brew here, so 'Saigo' fits well.
This is listed as an Irish Red Ale, but I would be happy with it being a Brown Ale too.
This time the EKG hops are also a feature, so this could turn out more like Hobgoblin than my last Porter. Like last time, I am not attempting a clone due to the large amount of German Malt in the grain bill.

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/7/2017 10:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: Simple syrup

Priming Amount: 110g

Creation Date: 10/22/2013 5:35 PM

Notes:

Author:

Closet Brood

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2016 1:13 PM

Notes: 27$ @ 11 gall plus gas and Oranges

Author:

Jato2114

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 58 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/29/2015 2:59 AM

Notes:

Author:

cha99jab

Boil Size: 23 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/21/2015 3:51 PM

Notes: Thursday 22nd October 2015 - 1.6L starter of WY1318

Saturday 24th October 2015 - 0.5L of starter removed for future use. Starter added to the fridge to settle overnight.

17.5L at 1.055

Monday 2nd November (Day 9) - Kegged in CO2 flushed DH filter keg with dry hops 183g DH (>10g/L).

CO2 transferred using new set up. Worked terribly with CO2 leaking out of the carboy cap and the transfer taking a very long time...

FG=1.014. 5.4% ABV. pH = 4.18.

Tuesday 3rd November 2015 - Rolled the keg to agitate the hops. Leaking from liquid post. Bubbled CO2 through liquid out to keep pressure and further agitate hops.

Wed 4th November - Started cold crash of dry hop keg.

Author:

nj viking

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/4/2015 1:25 AM

Notes: Add acid malt after conversion , then mash for 1 more hour.

chill wort to 90ish. add 1 32 oz goodbelly probiotic and let bugs work for at least 48 hrs. check ph. should be around 3.5

return wort to boil as normal. ferment as normal.

3.0 vol gas.

Author:

nj viking

Boil Size: 8.03 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/7/2015 3:54 PM

Notes: This has been my go to ale recipe for years. It is light, flavorful, and loved by everyone who pulls a pint. You could dry it out a bit by adding a pound of suar or maze in the boil, but it stands well on its own.I brew it at least once a month. I never shared it until now as a friend of mine entered it into a local comp and won 1st overall.
Add a little gypsum to get mash ph to 5.5

let it ferment for 14 days and keg to 3vol.